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Alex Chadwick shares his journey to Vietnam on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the defeat of South Vietnam forces by the communist Viet Cong. American travelers share their reasons for coming to the capital city of Hanoi.

The rope used in the incident was allegedly one of several that had been tied to the tree for a performance by a student organization years ago.

After an extended legal fight, the Pentagon has released hundreds of photographs of caskets, bearing casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Korea and Vietnam. The Pentagon had fought the release of these photos, which were taken by military photographers.

Some ethnic Serbs are returning to Kosovo six years after the war that left ethnic Albanians the dominant group there. Resentment still simmers, as one Serb family in the town of Klina is learning.

The daughter of a Tamil revolutionary, Sri Lankan M.I.A. is now a rap sensation in England. The 28-year-old is known as much for her music as her life story. She combines the rhythms of global cultures with lyrics that some say incite revolution. Critic Oliver Wang reviews her CD Arular.

Giacomo, a 50-1 longshot, won Saturday's 131st running of the Kentucky Derby. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Courier Journal reporter Jenny Rees about the unexpected victory of the 2-year-old gray roan.

Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) weighs in on the nomination of John Bolton to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Hagel, who's on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tells NPR's Robert Siegel that he does not expect the Foreign Relations Committee vote this Thursday on Bolton's nomination to be delayed.

The Alliance Defense Fund is one of the leading Christian public-interest law firms fighting hot-button social issues in the courtrooms. The ADF has funded more than 1,300 cases, including the legal battle over Terri Schiavo and the successful effort to invalidate same-sex marriage licenses in Oregon.

President Bush meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin outside Moscow, a day before ceremonies to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. More than 50 other world leaders will join the pair on Red Square Monday.

Hearings in Topeka Thursday will raise new questions about how the theory of evolution should be taught in the state's schools. Advocates of intelligent design propose new education guidelines to encourage teachers and students to consider other viewpoints.